Metering a 35mm B&W Transparecy, Help!

[ron110n]

Hi all,

I will be shooting with a 35mm Fomapan R100 B&W Slide Film.

Question: Where do I meter before I shoot? Should I meter this like any other color transparency?

As we all know that we meter on the dark side in B&W silver negatives.

Fans of Agfa Scala, please help.


Thanks for your input!

-Ron

 

[ron110n]

Let me add, How should I handle clouds and sky... Like RGB?

Thanks in advanced!

-Ron

 

[Pinholemaster]

All transparency film is metered for the highlights. You might want to try graduated neutral density filters to knock down the sky so the shadows don't block up.

 

[ron110n]

Thanks Pinholemaster for your reply. I will shoot it like a any other colior slide film then. You made a good tip for the Graduated ND filter and sky, I never thought of that. The bummer is I already had it loaded in an M3 with 5 shots. Maybe next roll I will load it in my Nikon F3.

Thanks again!

-Ron

 

[Jim Jones]

Consider the ultimate use of the transparancies. If they are projected in fairly high ambient light, they should receive more in-camera exposure. If you have the luxury of projecting them in a very dark room, less exposure is better. Long ago somewhat dark transparancies seemed to be preferred for reproduction. Do avoid blocking highlights.

 

[ron110n]

Thanks Jim for your reply and projecting ideas. I'm excited to see the results since this is the first B&W transparencies I will ever shoot.